The Oraculum, Napoleon Book Of Fate

The Oraculum had been originally discovered in one of the Royal tombs of Egypt during a French military expedition of 1801, and at Napoleon’s request was translated by a famous German scholar and antiquarian. Apparently consulting it “before every important occasion”, the book became one of the emperor’s most treasured possessions. It was found among his personal possessions after the defeat of his army at Leipzig in 1813 and translated into English in 1822.

Method to Consult Napoleon's Oracle

1. There are 16 questions covering almost everything one wishes to know about. Read the questions and select the one which expreses best your interest in the future.

 1.  Shall I obtain my wish?

 2.  Success in my undertakings?

 3.  Shall I gain or lose my cause?

 4.  Shall I live in foreign parts?

 5.  Will the stranger return?

 6.  Shall I recover my property?

 7.  Will my friend be true?

 8.  Shall I have to travel?

 9.  Does the person love me?

10.  Will the marriage be happy?

11.  What sort of a wife or husband?

12.  Will I have a son or daughter?

13.  Will the patient recover?

14.  Shall I speculate?

15.  Will I be lucky?

16.  What does my dream signify?

2. Make a series of marks like this * in four lines. You should do this without thinking about it. Let the pen be your guide. Add as many marks as desired in each line. When you finish this, your end result should look something like this:

************

*************

**************

***************

3. Now add up the number of marks made. In this example:

************         (12 marks)

*************        (13 marks)

**************      (14 marks)

***************     (15 marks)

4.  When the number of marks in any of the four lines exceeds 9, then only the extra marks are taken into account. So:

************         (12 marks become 3)

*************        (13 marks become 4)

**************      (14 marks become 5)

***************     (15 marks become 6)

5. A symbol is now obtained from the marks. This is done by marking the line containing an odd number with a single star ( * ) and a line containing an even number is marked with two stars ( ** ). Taking the above example, the symbol obtained from the marks is this:

************        (12 marks = 3) odd number             *

*************       (13 marks = 4)  even number         **

**************     (14 marks = 5)  odd number            *

***************    (15 marks = 6) even number          **

6. Now you are ready to consult the Oraculum. Look up the corresponding combination of dots, or symbol, on the top of Oraculum Table to find what letter corresponds with the number of the question asked. Once you got your letter you need to find that page and read the answer. 

Important:

a. It is forbidden to ask a question twice on the same day.

b. Again, do not ask the same question in a month.

The following are unlucky days, on which none of the questions should be asked, or any adventure undertaken: January 1, 2, 4, 6, 11, 12, 20; February 1, 17, 18; March 14, 16; April 10, 17, 18; May 7, 8; June 17; July 17, 21; August 20, 21; September 10, 18; October 6; November 6, 10; December 6, 11, 15.

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What is bibliomancy?

Bibliomancy is the practice of seeking spiritual insight, or divination, by selecting a random passage from a sacred book.

The book will be opened at a random page and while keeping your eyes closed you will point at a line or passage in the book. 

Bibliomancy compares with rhapsodomancy (from rhapsode "poem, song, ode") "divination by reading a random passage from a poem".

Chartomancy, from the Latin charta, meaning 'paper', it is the art and practice of divination by interpreting the writings in literary or musical works, official papers, letters, manuscripts, documents, and so forth. Chartomancy it is considered to be a form of Bibliomancy.

Stichomancy or Libromancy ("divination from lines") involves selecting a random passage from a random book of any nature.

Bibliomancy and Stichomancy have been popular methods of divination for at least 3000 years, when the I Ching was first used to divine the future.

Homer's Iliad and Odyssey were common choices for the ancient Greeks. Among Christians, the Bible is most commonly used, and in Islamic cultures the Qur'an. During the Middle Ages using texts such as Virgil's Aeneid was common in Europe. In Iran, Bibliomancy using the dīvān of Hafiz is the most popular for this kind of divination, but by no means the only kind. The Masnawī of Rumi may also be used. 

With the increased need for entertainment and education, books became more accessible to both rich and poor in the 1800s in England, and the interest in the supernatural and the occult was also heightening around this time. This sparked a revival for Bibliomancy, so much so that opening a book and randomly selecting a passage became a daily habit just as reading your horoscope is for people nowadays. Just like fortune tellers, psychics and palm readers, there were Bibliomancy practitioners popping up around London.

Method:

• Pick a book you believe to hold truth.
• Balance it on its spine; let it fall open.
• With eyes closed, touch your finger to any random passage.
• View the passage as wisdom to your future.

Because book owners frequently have favorite passages that the books open themselves to, some practitioners use dice or another randomiser to choose the page to be opened. This practice was formalized by the use of coins or yarrow stalks in consulting the I Ching. Tarot can also be considered a form of bibliomancy, with the main difference that the cards (pages) are unbound.

Another variant requires the selection of a random book from a library before selecting the random passage from that book. This also holds if a book has fallen down from a shelf on its own.

Also read: Scrying, The Ancient Art of Revelation